Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-11-10
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
The Iowa Stnte and the National Dairy
Convention.

MANCHESTER Ia, Nov. 2.-Tho Iowa
State and the National Butter and Cheese
convention met here to-day with a fine
attendance, representatives being present
from New Hampshire to Colorado. Boston
sends twenty delegates, New York twenty
five and Chicago thirty six. The delegates
were met at the depot by large COM
mittee of citizens and escorted with music
to hotels. President Shermerhorn, o. Des
Moines, called the convention TO order.
An address of welcome to the delegates
was delivered by Commissioner Sherman
Of Iowa and the response was made by
Hon. H. r. Slayton, of New Hampshire,
on behalf of the National association.
The usual committees were chosen, one
composed entirely Of nonresidents being
selected to pass upon the products of
Iowa diaries. Among the reports which
were rendered by the States was one from
Chicago, which was very interesting
Eleven years ago the whole receipts Of
the whole Chicago butter market were but
30, 900, 900 pounds, III during the past year
they amounted to l25, 900 200 pounds
Forty per cent of the immense shipments
from Chicago markets the past year came
from Iowa diaries and crcamerics. Col
onel Littler, the secretary OF the national
association, says that the average make
of Iowa creameries is about 90, 900 pounds
each, at an average price OF % cents o
pound, making the revenues TO the 500
creameries of the State last year the i'm
mense sum of 500. 900, 600.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 2-The second day
of the convention OF the National Butter,
Egg and Cheese association opened with
a largely increased attendance, a large
number Of delegates having come In last
night The various measures OF protcc-
ton which are required by the dairy
interests Of the country will be discussed
to-day. The oleomargarinc people who
are seeking the repeal OF the national law
requiring dealers in that product to be
licensed, are watching the proceedings
with considerable interest
MANCHESTER, Nov. Sin the dairy
convention at Manchester to-day Colonel
Henderson. Of Dubuque, spoke on the
oleomargarine question, warning the
dairymcn to be on the alert for the COM
ing session of Congsess at its conclusion.
The forenoon was taken up with talks on
oleomargarinc. Promptly at Q o'clock
the parade started and was witnessed by
a very large number OF people. Among
the features were floats, one representing
q woolen mil and another dairy with
fifty pretty dairy maids making butter.
At the hall Mr.. Ward. OF Wisconsin, de-
livered an address on the dairy COW. The
State Association elected the following
officers President. l.. s. Gates, OF
Delaware county; Vice President, G, l..
Trueblood, of Warren county; Treasurer,
c. w. Sibley, OF Marshall county;
Secretary, r. NJ. Litter, Of Scott county.
The new officers of the National
Association are: President. Jonathan
Bigelow, of Massachusetts,; First Vice
President, f. G. Potter, of Minnesota;
Secretary II. nj. Litter. Of Iowa. Each
State will select its own Vice President
hereafter. The National Association
adopted resolution to provide for an
attorney, also committee to oppose the
repeal Of the cleomargarine law. VIM.
p. Quinn, OF New York, was chosen as
attorney for the association. The butter
committee awards were as follows: First
on creamery G. ii. Ward s. Co., Man
chester; Moody Bros, Nashua. Second
on creamery, H. W. Sabin and nine others.
First on dairy butter. Mrs. G. w. Lyman.
Manchester: A. Wellman, Masonville; s.
G. Cmte, A. Morse, W. p. Patten. Man.
chester second on dairy butter, and three
others OF Manchester.